Shade roller



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Patented Oct. 22, 1929 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CHARLES BENDER, DECEASED, LATE OF NEW YORK, N. Y., BY GUSSIE BENDER, ADMIN ISTRATRIX, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., AND MAX BECK, OF BRONX, NEW YORK SHADE Application filed December This invention relates to improvements in roller shades.

More particularly it is directed to an improved roller shade which is self adjusting for use in windows of varying size.

An object of this invention is to provide a fitting for a roller shade of the character described which may be easily and quickly applied to window shades now in use to make the same self adjusting, and whereby accidental loosening of the shade fromthe window brackets receiving the usual roller pintles, is effectively prevented.

Another object of this invention is to provide a neat, compact device of the character described, which shall comprise few and simple parts, which shall be cheap of manufacture and easy to assemble and which shall yet be practical and eflicientto a high degree in use.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combination of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown one of the various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention.

Fig. 1 is a partial front elevational view of a window shade embodying the invention supported in a windowframe;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1; i Y

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional View taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 1-4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 1, and p Figs. 6 and 7 are perspective views of details.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 10 designates a shade roller embodying the invention, on which is mounted the usualshade l1. Said roller is supported in brackets 12, 13

ROLLER 5, 1928. Serial N0. 324,025.

respecrctracting mechanism (not shown) and with a pintle 16 at one end thereof. The opposite end portion 17 of said wooden roller receives a metal tubular member 18having a portion 19 extending beyond said body. Said tube 18 may be non-rotatably fixed to said wooden roller in any suitable manner, as by a plurality of prongs 20 punched from the wall of said tube. The edge portion of the shade 11 is usually secured to the wooden roller by nails or the like (not shown). For securing the overlying edge portion of the shade, to thetube 18 the latter is provided with a pair of oppositely disposed, spaced prongs 22, preferably punched from said member. Said prongs extend thru said edge portion of the shade and are bent inwardly to hold the same against said member, as seen in Figs. 2 and 4.

Means is provided for automatically adjusting the shade roller to fit windows of various sizes. To this end a second tubular member 25 is slidably fitted into the open end 19 of said tubular member 18. Said member 25 is formed with a longitudinally depressed groove 26 receiving a downwardly bent prong 27 punched from the wall of said tube 19. It will be noted that said prong 27 points toward the roller portion 17 This construction allows the tube 25 to be forced into said tube 19. During this operation, as the tube 25 is fitted into tube 19, the prong 27 being resilient, yields to the pressure of edge portion 28 of said tube 25 and snaps into groove 26 after passing said edge portion. The end portions 30, 31 of said groove act as stops for limiting the sliding move ment of tube 25 within tube 19 in either direction.

The inner tube 25 maybe normally extended outwardly with respect to the roller body 15. For this purpose said tube 19 is provided with a plurality of indentations 32 in a plane transverse to said tube. Said in dentations are adapted to serve as an abutment for the end portion 17 of said roller portion 17- for properly positioning said tube on said roller.

A metal Washer 33, inserted into tubularmember 19 contacts said indentations which serve as an abutment therefor. Positioned within said tube is a coil compression spring 34; adapted to extend between said washer 33 and an end Wall 25* formed on said tube 25. I Said end Wall 25" is provided was-s central pintle adapted tobe inserted in an opening 36-formed in said bracket 12.

To mount the roller shade 10 in the window, the pintle 35 is firstinserted into open 'ing 36 of bracket 12 The roller shade 10 may t e e r h d n e left, le k hs a 'Fig. 1, against the pressure of spring. 3

Sa d shade may then he moved o pr perly relishhe P n w t sl t 13" of brack t 3 eitt r g t of the sh e, leeh g at i Be easins' h shad i l ne Permi the Spri g .1 0 P3 h the ell r bo y 15 to th r ghtevpin 16 h e pon en e ng e l 13? It ll new be een a e had 1 may be used with windows of varying size,

' ihe the ehs theithe. reller 0 va e in accordance to the distance that 19 overlaps ube The spr ng 35 W ll fur m e p ve t aee entel lo sen ng er rem al of the shade fr m t br-aeket 12, 13

1; The adjusting means comprising the tubes l9 nd 2. he sp ng 34- end th a h 33 may be assembled into a unitary fitting adapted to be applied to roller shades now in use to render the same self adjusting. In prae i e, it me ely ces ry t un' e a portion of the shade from the usual wooden roller body, at the solid end thereof. A pori e of sa d roll r bo y a sa en y be removed to present an end surface as shown in Fig. 2 at 17% The tubnlar member 18 may then 'be fitted over said body to bring said end surface v1'? into abutting relation with he indent t ns 2- he edge f th P ion f th s ade vv ieh has ee nfe en d m y then hefeetened 0 t e tube 1- by pr gs 22 n t emahne des ri ed ab e- I w l he note t a pr hg :20 w ich tub 1 9 to said r lle ody, P in towa d he en o tubular m mbe -l9 opp ite he th end h il n'h-ieh end po t on 17 is i se ted This st eet-ere f ci i at s th assembly of s d tube and s id olle po t o .17

'It will hus e seen hat t e e is p id d a devi e tvhi h the .ebie t of his mBfli mH are aehiered, and which s l d iaed t0 mee the eendit en 0i Prheti el use.

.As various P s bl embod ments might h made i he slee e n entiehi and h ve- 5 .3.1 eheegee a ight h made in t em ed sh et s t tenth, i is o he enderste d that a l matt herein set terth er in he aeeeh eehriha dr w ng i to he nterpreted as illustrat ve and net n a limit ng se se Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a roller shade, in combination, a roller body, a tubular member fitted over one end portion of said. body, a second tubular member slidably mounted within said first mentioned member, and having a longitudinal groove having end walls formed therein, and a projection on said first mentioned member extending into said groove.

2. In a roller shade, in combination, a roller body, a tubular member having a portion fitted. over an end portion of said body, a plurality of spaced indentations in said member mediately the ends thereof, and a washer removably fitted into said member and in abutting relation to said indentations.

8. In a roller shade, in combination, a roller body, a tubular member having a portion litt d e er n nd p r n o ai b dy, n i en a n n a d m mb r ie eb t ends thereof, a washer removably fitted into said member and in abutting relation to said inden a i e tubular m b ehdably r ceived Within said first mentioned member, and resilient means extending between said washer and a portion of said second mentioned member. 1

at. A roller shade fit-tting comprising a. tn.- bular member formed with a plurality of indentations, a washer removably fitted Within said member in abutting relation to said indentations, a second tubnlar member slidably fitted within said first mentioned member, said second member having an end wall, and a coil compression spring extending between said washer and said end wall.

5. A roller shade fitting comprising a tubular member formed with an indentation, a washer removably fitted within said member in abutting relation to said indentation, a second tubular member slidably fitted within said first mentioned member, said second member having an end wall, and a coil compression spring extending between said washer and said end wall, said second member having a depressed longitudinal groove therein, and said first mentioned member having a prong extending into said groove.

6. A roller shade fitting comprising a tubular member formed with an indentation, a washer removably fitted within said member in abutting relation to saidindentation, a second tubular member slidably fitted within said first mentioned member, said second member having an end wall, and a coil rompression spring extending between said washer and said end wall, said second member having a depressed longitudinal groove, said first mentioned member having a prong extending into said groove, said prong being yieidable and extending-in a direction for permitting insertion of said second mentioned tube within said first mentioned tube.

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7. A roller shade comprising a roller body, a tubular member having a portion fitted over said body, and a shade rolled on said body and member and having a portion secured tr; said body, said tube being provided with an inwardly projecting prong fixing said tube to saidbody, and with a prong for fixing another portion of the shade to said tube, said second mentioned prong extending thru a portion of the shade and being bent to press a portion of said shade against said tube.

8. In a roller shade, in combination, a roller body, a tubular member fitted over one portion of said body, a second tubular member slidably mounted Within said first mentioned member and having a longitudinal groove having end Walls formed therein, and a projection on said first mention member extending into said groove, said projection being yieldable and extending in a direction for permitting insertion of said second mentioned tubular member into said first mentioned. tubular member.

9. In a roller shade, in combination, a roller body, a tubular member fitted over one portion of said body, a second tubular member slidably mounted Within said first mentioned member and having a longitudinal groove havingend walls formed therein, and a projection on said first mentioned member extending into said groove, said projection be ing yieldable and extending in a direction for permitting insertion of said second mentioned tubular member into said first mentioned tubular member, and one of said end Walls being adapted to abut said projection for preventing removal of said second tube.

10. A roller shade fitting comprising a tubular member formed with an indentation, a washer removably fitted within said member in abutting relation to said indentation, a second tubular member slidably fitted Within said first mentioned member, said second member having an end wall, and a coil compression spring extending between said washer and said end Wall, said second member having a depressed longitudinal groove, said first mentioned member having a prong extending into said groove, said prong being yieldable and extending in a direction for permitting insertion of said second mentioned tube within said first mentioned tube, said groove having'an end Wall adapted to abut said prong to prevent removal of said tubular member.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 4th day of December 1928.

, GUSSIE BENDER, Administratriw 0f the Estate of Charles Bender, Deceased.

MAX BECK. 

